Tag Archives: Cameron Earley

Happy to Be Nappy

Title: Happy to Be Nappy Author: bell hooks Illustrator/Photographer: Chris Raschka Number of Pages: 33 Publisher and Year: Hyperion Books, 1999 Genre: Realistic Fiction Analysis: Happy to Be Nappy is a celebration of all the different hairstyles that Black girls … Continue reading

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Mudkin

Title: Mudkin Author: Stephen Gammell Illustrator/Photographer: Stephen Gammell Number of Pages: 32 Publisher and Year: Carolrhoda Books, 2011 Genre: Fantasy Analysis: Mudkin is the story of one little girl’s extraordinary day playing outside after a rain shower. The girl meets … Continue reading

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The Island

Title: The Island Author(s): Armin Greder Illustrator/Photographer: Armin Greder Number of Pages: 32 Publisher and Year: Allen & Unwin, 2007 Genre: Fiction Analysis: In The Island, an unknown man appears on an island, shocking the natives of the land. The … Continue reading

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Those Shoes

Title: Those Shoes Author(s): Maribeth Boelts Illustrator/Photographer: Noah Z. Jones Number of Pages: 35 Publisher and Year: Candlewick Press, 2007 Genre: Realistic Fiction Analysis: In Those Shoes, Jeremy wants a new pair of shoes, the ones that everyone is raving … Continue reading

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Playing from the Heart

Title: Playing from the Heart Author(s): Peter H. Reynolds Illustrator/Photographer: Peter H. Reynolds Number of Pages: 32 Publisher and Year: Candlewick Press, 2016 Genre: Realistic Fiction Analysis: Playing from the Heart is the story of a boy named Raj and … Continue reading

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Fly Free!

Title: Fly Free! Author(s): Roseanne Thong Illustrator/Photographer: Enjin Kim Neilan Publisher and Year: Boyds Mills Press, 2010 Number of Pages: 30 Genre: Fiction Analysis: Fly Free! is the story of a little Vietnamese girl named Mai. Mai loves to feed … Continue reading

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Not All Princesses Dress in Pink

Title: Not All Princesses Dress in Pink Author(s): Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple Illustrator/Photographer: Anne-Sophie Lanquetin Publisher and Year: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2010 Number of Pages: 29 Genre: Fiction Analysis: Not All Princesses Dress in … Continue reading

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A Call for a New Alphabet

Title: A Call for a New Alphabet Author(s): Jef Czekaj Illustrator/Photographer: Jef Czekaj Publisher and Year: Charlesbridge, 2011 Number of Pages: 38 Genre: Fantasy, Fiction Analysis: In A Call for a New Alphabet, X is tired of being at the … Continue reading

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Skunk on a String

Title: Skunk on a String Author(s): Thao Lam Illustrator/Photographer: Thao Lam Publisher and Year: Owlkids Books Inc., 2016 Number of Pages: 38 Genre: Fiction Analysis: Skunk on a String follows a skunk who is stuck to a balloon string as … Continue reading

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All My Stripes

Title: All My Stripes Author(s): Shaina Rudolph, Danielle Royer Illustrator/Photographer: Jennifer Zivoin Publisher and Year: Magination Press, 2015 Number of pages: 26 Genre: Fiction Analysis: Zane the zebra has a lot of stripes, but there is one stripe that makes … Continue reading

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